Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Appointment of R. David Kretschmer as CSTO and Interim CFO; Resignation of Teresa Sparks as CFO
On January 25, 2018, the Board of Directors (the
Board
) of the Company appointed R. David Kretschmer, age 59, to serve as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. In the near term, Mr. Kretschmer will also serve as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, following the departure of Teresa Sparks, who stepped down from her role as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of January 25, 2018.
Mr. Kretschmer joins Surgery Partners from Anthem, Inc. (
Anthem
), where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Treasury and Corporate Strategy. From February 1991 to February 2018, Mr. Kretschmer held many responsibilities at Anthem, including treasury and corporate finance activities, enterprise risk management, corporate strategy and development, cash collections and disbursements, and management of Anthems $24 billion investment portfolio. Prior to his time at Anthem, Mr. Kretschmer held a variety of financial management and corporate finance roles. Mr. Kretschmer will begin his new roles at Surgery Partners on February 12, 2018. Mr. Kretschmer received his B.S. in Business from the George Washington University and his M.B.A. from the University in Chicago.
Employment Agreement with R. David Kretschmer
On January 25, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Kretschmer (the
Employment Agreement
). Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Kretschmer is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $450,000 subject to adjustment at the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the
Compensation Committee
). In addition, Mr. Kretschmer is eligible to earn an annual bonus with a target amount equal to 60% of Mr. Kretschmers base salary, with the amount of such bonus to be determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee based on the achievement of performance goals established by the Board or the Compensation Committee. Mr. Kretschmer is also entitled to a conditional cash award (the
Conditional Cash Award
) following his start date, not to exceed $270,000, based on the bonus paid by his prior employer. The Conditional Cash Award must be repaid to the Company in the event Mr. Kretschmer leaves the Company under certain circumstances within two years of his commencement of employment. The Employment Agreement entitles Mr. Kretschmer to participate in Company employee benefit programs for which senior executives of the Company are generally eligible, subject to the eligibility and participation requirements thereof.
The Employment Agreement also provides that Mr. Kretschmer will be granted, on or as soon as reasonably practicable following commencement of his employment, the following equity incentive awards, each of which is subject in all respects to the Companys 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 6, 2015) (the
Incentive Plan
):
(i) A restricted stock award of shares common stock of the Company, par value $ 0.01 per share (the
Common Stock
), worth $500,000 on the date of grant (the
Restricted Stock Award
). The Restricted Stock Award will vest as to one-third of the award on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, generally subject to continued employment on each vesting date; and
(ii) A leveraged performance unit award (the
LPU Award
) with a target number of units equal to 23,682 shares of Common Stock. The LPU Award is eligible to be earned based on the compound annual growth rate of the Companys total stockholder return considered both alone and relative to that of the companies that make up the S&P Composite 1500 Health Care Companies, over a three-year performance period. The number of shares issuable under such award will be determined based on the level at which the goals are achieved and can range from 0% of the shares subject to the award to a maximum of 500% of such shares (or eight times the grant date fair value of the award, if less). The portion of the LPU Award that becomes earned, if any, following completion of the performance period vests as to one-third of the award on each of the performance period end date and the first two anniversaries of the performance period end date, subject to continued employment on each vesting date.
In addition, Mr. Kretschmer is entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in connection with his relocation to a location that is a reasonable commuting distance to the Companys principal executive officers, including a tax gross-up on such expenses, subject to any restrictions set by the Company and to such reasonable substantiation and documentation as may be specified
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